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Thursday, December 11, 1 ram Coat P. to. be used as 'a 9OZECOAT br lUNGE COAT softquilted print trtel or in a strip- -." flannel. Size 32 ). $4.50 Set gany •  ,7" Stand )5 es s22.50 i ..(.. • HAUL-er Jack Catto has his "mansized" wheelbarrow overtlowlng with food being gathered by the Junior of Commerce for distribution among needy families of her contribution is Mrs. Roy Kimbel who was contacted home on the Olympic Highway by Catto as he made the of the town Sunday gathering In goods for 19 Christmas h Junior Chamber has already collected enough food for half of the total baskets they plan to put out during week. They will be collecting the rest of the week and Week-end to make up the final total needed. who have not been contacted yet are asked to to their nearest Jaycee neighbor, or to call Harold Wiseman daytimes. --Burgoyne photo INGS Dale Bloomfield Remai.s Arrive llere lomorrow The remains of Dale Bloom- field, late pfc in the U. S. Army, will arrive in Shelton Friday accompanied by a mil- itary escort from the cem- etery in Belgium where he was buried following his death January 18, 1945, in that country. Graveside funeral serviccs will be held as he is brought to his final resting place in the Shelton memorial park at 2 p.m. Saturday. The military funeral will be in charge of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1694 in Shelton. PRIVATE Bloomr;ec was born at Kamilchc. November 19, 1921, and attended schools in Shclton. He entered the army in 1943 and was trained at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky, before going overseas in the summer of 1944. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Charles J. Bloomfield, five brothers, George, Charles, Paul, Walter and Pete, the last two of whom were with the army in Eu- rope, and six sisters, Mrs. Effie AS THEY EEM UCed to words, "wht -x ' are tling about, kk' what some study and "lf opinion '] the dictates of personal  Whether or not war dead yfaVmn received by the %latives of Willi?m L. ctim of the fighting at ing place in Shelton et-ery was dedicated t tdwar along with mil- m Americans, crossed and' went through operations that brought the Allies and ended his critical action that was operation of the ed his steps, a and a sacrifice great meaning to of Mason county. It is that the losses of war Sacrifices of those who fighting fronts are too .by, others without and. possibly of the remains of what a virile and manly fight- ttivc of the United serve to awaken from those of us still living the fruits of victory men like Graves and O Graves. m eternal again is among those and was loved. forever in familiar sur- and his final disposi- " Jt:}7  fittingly conducted by ,..::--o had experienced similar tt.':}: and among his relatives *l. : personal friends. The rites were lmpresswe litary simplicity, the Army being repre- an official service es- mg squad and bugler the final military "Taps" at the ceme- were conducted by Mason County Post No. of Foreign Wars Gray presiding. Pall- members of Shel- No. 2079, Fraternal Eagles, of which the victim was a member. VOL. LXI NO. 51 Help Chris|mas Ship Shelton is to join with peoples o the many communi- ties of the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon- tana in an effort to relieve some of the sadness and suf- fering that has been brought to the people of Europe as an aftermath of the ravages of World War II. A shipment ot iced and clothing, accumulated from individual gifts and donations of cash. and bearing the inscription: "From the people of Shelton and Mason County" will be loaded aboard the Christmas Ship in Seat- tle for transport to Europe where it is to be distributed by church and other international relief agencies. An invitation to be a part of the Northwest Christ- ms Ship was received by Mayor Frank Travis last week and the matter was eagerly accepted by the Shelton Cham- ber of Commerce, who have taken over the task of raising money and soliciting donations of food and clothing to be incorporated into the gift for Europe's starving unfor- tunates. The shipment from Shelton is to be collected not later  than December 22, after which it will be sent to Seattle for loading on the vessel. No charge is to be made for trucking from here to Seattle and Union longshore groups and other affiliated trades are donating their services so that all of the relief supply will go to the suffers of wr devastated Europe. George Andrews has been named chairman of a com- mittee to have charge of the drive here and businessmen were solicited early this week for funds with which to purchase food and clothing. The supplies to be purchased, by money raised here, shall be secured from local merchants and the extent of Mason County's humanitarian gesture to those unfortunates overseas shall only be limited by the amount of donations that are received. Any gift of used or new clothing will be welcomed by committee workers while food of the canned variety will be suitable for shipment aboard the Christmas .Ship. The movement has the active support of official, civic, fraternal and labor groups of the four states and Shelton can win the thanks of many of Europe's sufferers by dona- tions that will deprive the givers of little or nothing of the many blessings they have during this Holiday season. Mason County has alway been open-hearted in the de th of its feeling for others less fortunately situated and they can be expected to make this area s parttcipa, tion in the Northwest Christmas Ship in keeping with any community of the Northwest.. Brown Mrs. orrine Oslrne, Mrs. Mary Osborne, Mrs. Rth Olsen, Mrs. Ellen Brown and Miss Marvel Bloomfield. Private. Bloomfield is the second i soldier to be returned to Sheltonl from his European resting place, I L.A. Fields, partner in the firm his remains arriving here just a I of Eells Auto Parts and machine week after those of William I she p was named first vice prom- Graves who was laid to rest last dent and Fred Beckwith of Beck- Saturday. with's Jewelry and Music store day i was named second vice president. Fune al T Bockwith is co]npieting his year r o as president of the Shelton Ki- For M C i wanis Club. Reginald Sykes was rs. ruson re-elected treasurer. • Mrs. Catherine Cruson, daughter I NAMING OF the new officers, of the Mason county pioneers, Mr.' Nash succeeding to the office held and Mrs. Calvin Saegcr and.wife during the past year by Roy Rit- of Burke Cruson, died at 2:30incr. came by unanimous action Sunday afternoon at her home on of the new board of trustees who Arcadia road. I were named unanimously earlier Mrs. Cruson was born on the / in the meeting. The trustees in- faraily homestead at Arcadia, May[ elude: Vern Miller. S, W. Price, 21. 1882, and had livcd in heason Herbert Angle, Ernest Grant and Nash is Elected President By Chamber of Commerce Shelton last Thursday evening. county all her life except for a few years in California. She was married to Thomas Neilan in 1901 and was the mo- ther of three children of whom Ehner and Marjorie survive with four grandchildren. SHE BECAME the wife of Burke Cruson in 1919. Besides her W. M. Dickie. , The regular meeting of the civic organization gave over" most at- tention to election of the new staff of officers who will be in- stalled at the January sessmn. Herbert Rotter, operator of an accountant service here, was a guest speaker at the session and WALTER S. NASH ton's and Mason county's contrib- ution to the sufferers of war-torn Europe. The shipment will be a part of the Northwest's Friendship gifts that will be loaded at Seattle be- fore Christmas. George Andrews was named chairman of the group who will SHELTON, WASHINGTON. Thursday, December 18, 1947. SHELTON TO AID CHRISTMAS SHiP TO EUROPE Shelton and Mason count were officially included in the Northwest's 'Christmas Ship' contributing group which will send food and clothing to Europe. The ship, a 10,000 ton freighter, is scheduled to depart from Se- attle before Christmas Day if pos- sible. After the recent "Friendship Train" completed its trip across the continent, persons in the Pa- cific Northwest became interested tn another such project and in. itiated the "Christmas Ship" pro- gram. THE GOVERNORS of Washing- ton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana have endorsed the project. Gov- ernor M0n C. Walgren has assured the committee in charge of full A total of $461 has In col- lected by Mayor Frank A. Tray- is and his committee making the rounds of merchants for sash donations to the Christmas Ship fund for Shelton. The funds will be ued to buy additional food nd clothing for sending oversca on the North. wet Christma Ship wMeh Is scheduled to leave Seattle: on Christmas Day for Europe. cooperation from the state gov- ernment. Clothing will be collected, lo- cally by the churches, it was an- nounced. The ,clothing must be clean and may b left at any church or at the CAtY Hall, , George Andrew; ap'pointed chairan :of the Christrdas Ship committee at the last Chamber (Continued On Page Three)" Graves Service Held on Saturday 6c PER COPY; $2.50 PER YEAB .......................................... 00Traffic Control Lights Being CONTEMPLATING their fifty years of married life, Mr. anti Mrs. I. P, Calll=on'of Union were snapped last week at their home just three dayd before the anniversary of their wedding on December 15, 1897, in Chehalls.  The happily married couple are active as ever and Mr. Callison is"not6d.'foP his big-game hunting prowess, trophies of which line the walls of their huge living room overlooking Hood. Canal. The r, ouple went to Sattle Monday for an anniversary celebra- tion at-the home of their =on, Cecil Calltson. They were accom- panied by their son Dr. R. D. Calli=on of Shelton Andrews photo • "0 Calhs ns Feted By Family On Golden Wedding ,'Bt-a:ing the winter weather of Wdshtndon for the .first time in nearly 6 years, 'Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Callison of Union .are staying herb this'Year for the celebration of their fiftieth year of marriage. The celebration Was held at the Seattle home of their son, Cecil Calltson. They were Joined in the feStiVities by their three other sobs, on'e from' Seattle also, one .from Chehalis £nd Dr. R.' D. Cal- lilon of Shelton, nine grandchil- dr.eu and .three great-grandchil- dren. • William I# Graves, Shelto sol- m om ..... to-ed ;- +h.; dlcr, who died in 1945 as a result h,.,*",, ,'WoTeana'l' h0"etwo of wounds received in fighting dur- - ........... . "'" i - * "Bat H o • the uP'e" was I miles east of Unmn later this year ." 'Y. _ ' *_ .Y' _ ./than'they Eave since Mr. Callison vrougnt home ann waay resin • • . • ,.. .,... . .. es  retired in 1927 from actwe bum- amta lamina2 scenes ann relauv | nss " and friends. .. _ .__|"A' FEW friends of the couple raveszae rtes were conaucte gnd'n 'th celebration Monday last :Sturday ateroon, after the] ve'n'n"of'their marriage Decem - :b_ody had be..n rered rom)?} er,'i", lS6, in"Cheiis. Mr. uropean resttllg pt,e .to nelton allin was nublisher of the Che- l muitary flies were aceo- mttrlage, and oed the paper for ed by a firing squad and a bugler ten years.. : from. the Second Division at Fort At that time he bought a grain Lewis, with the army's official as- and feed business, and in 1907 tort in attendance. The burial rites of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, officiated over by Jack Gray and participated in by officers of Mason County Post 1694 were impressively con- ducted, Fellow lodge members of the dead veteran in Shelton Aerie of Eagles served as pall bearers and conducted the lag bedecked casket to graveside. Relatives, friends and members of veteran and fraternal organiza- tions witnessed the final rites. Graves, a staff sergeant, was a member of Company B, 8th In- fantry regiment, of the 1st Army. He died January 24, 1945, a:fter being overseas four months. He entered the service in the fall of 1943 from Shelton where he was a cement finisher. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maxine Glenn Graves of Port Orclmrd, his fath or, Wallace Graves of Shelton, three daugh- ters, Wilma Ellen, Marlene Ruth and Dorothy Lorraine, a sister-in- went to Aberdeen where he was' in business until retiring in 1927 and moving in the following sum- mer to their present home on Hood Canal. Mrs. Callison, who was Olive Sheldon before her marriage, orig- inally came to the West with her parents from Connectteut. Mr. Callison came here from West Vir- ginia. STORES OPEN 'TIL 8 P.M. ON MONDAY, 6 ON OTHER DAYS 'Shelton stores will remain open until 8 p.m. Monday eve- ning t accommodate late Christmas shoppers, according to the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce retail trades com- mittee, Fred E. Beckwith. Stores are following the late hours of 9 to 6 daily the rest of this week and Tuesday and Wddnelay of next week, except for the L,M., which will return LINES SMALL NOW FOR NEW LICENSES; BETTER HURRY UP Auto license sates are still slow, according to County Audit- or' Susie Pauley, wiht 1,120 pass- enger sticker=, 365 truck and 75 trailer licenses sold so far. The deadline is January 10, with a $3,00 fine attached to the regular coat of the license, she pointed out Patrol officers however, emphasize that the 1947 license won't be legal after December 31, and anyone picked up without the new sticker will be liable to a fine. To avoid the rush and fore- stall any poeelbillty of a fine, the authorities suggest that mo- torists apply for their licenses now at the office Of the county auditor, on the flr=tfloor of the court hou in Shelton. Installed Here The installation of traffic signal lights at two intersec- tions on First street in Shel- ton was begun yesterday fol- lowing a wait of more than a year for equipment to ar- rive here. The "stop-and-go" signals are being installed at the corner of Railroad Ave. and let St.. and at let St. and Park, at the intersec- tion of the road to the Simpson mills with the highway, The lights will operate only part of the day, with blinker red and yellow service scheduled for slack periods of the day. Red and green lights will flash at 7:30 to 8:30 every morning, and from 11:30 to 1:30 during the noon hour, then again from 3:30 to 6:30 dur- ing the evening rush hours on the highway. They will show green for 35 seconds for traffic on the highway and 19 seconds for traffic on the cross streets with a three-second amber warning signal before the red'flashes on. The total cycle will take 60 seconds. Rayonier Incorporated also is planning to install a new signal light at the corner of Mill St. and 1st St., according to a statement made by Resident Manager Win- ston Scott Tuesday evening. Scott said the company hopes to have the new sigml installed with- in two months, or earlier if equip- ment and state authorization can be secured. Zonta Club, New Civic Women's Group, Organized Zonta, an international service -- o-- - organization for women, formed ' ' '' "  a club in Shelton last Wednesday Simpson Closes evening With a dinner meeting at For Christmas; the colonial House The new Shelton club was Two Weeks Off ,orm by 'some 2' local profes- sional and business women who • . . . signed the charter Which was pre- Christmas oltdayl. will be ush- sented by. the sponsor from the ered ,in f0 Simpson Logging Olympia Zones group, Lydia Der- ,ompa, r loggers with the twoT.cl , , , . ..... weeks' uttng of operations at MRS. DERRICK, assisted "bY Grisdalethts(.FHday, Nora Stayer, Vera Jenkins anl The,operating .schedule for Mrs. Lassie Crawford, acted as Simpson plants through the hell-lhostesses of the initial dinner day period calls for reopening] meeting, and introduced the Olym- Grisdale at full capacity on Jan- pia members who spoke on var- uary 5. . [ious phases of the club s service Some falling crews will return] work. to work a week earlier. Grisdale, Mrs. Derrick was introduced by 48 miles west of Shelton, now has Virginia Mailoy, Shelton City At- a population in excess of 400. torney. Boom crews working in Shelton T The club was formed in the spir- likewise will start a two-week hol-| it of service for the community, iday this Friday, bljt the boom]with the club members pledging boat crew will servt'de the Reed themselves to work for the ad- vancement of understanding, good will and peace and to follow the creed of doing unto others as they would have others do unto them. TEMPORARY officers who will serve for the organization until an election can be held after the holidays are Virginia Malloy, .resident; Alma Catto, vice presi- dent; Audrey Crabill, treasurer and Blanche Lincoln, secretary, The next meeting of the organi- zation will be at. 7 p.m. January 8 at the 'Colonial House. Commit- tees will bc appointed at that time, and permanent plans for fu- ture meetings and a decision as to whether they will be luncheon Mills as needed. Reed Mills One and Two, Olym- pic Plywood aad in Shelton and the McCleary plant are to close Wednesday evening, December 24, and reopen Monday morning, Dec- ember 29. Woodfiber operations in Shelton likewise will close Wednesday af- ternoon but will resume Friday morning, December 26, provided power is available from the Joint Power plant, which will undergo repairs over Christmas. Simpson offices in Shelton and McCleary will be. closed Christmas day. New Year's shutdowns in Simp- ;L,ving family members husband, survivors include two .ged by members of Shel- sisters, Mrs. Maud Newhart, Salem, :and fraternal organ i- Ore'' and Mrs. Barbara Dale, ,0r und the flag draped Olympia, five brothers, Clarence i the rites. , and Chalmer, Shelton, Walter, i r  Cleo and Troy, all Of Olympia. • .!:i ':: ristmas spirit, 0l usually The funeral will be held today .... '  f¢:Sted by a loosening of at 2 p.m. in Witsiers funeral home, !d[ Purse strings, with con- with the Rev. Ernest D. Walker, ) for those in less for- Olympia, officiating. Members of r ....  cumstances finds Shel- the Odd Fellows lodge will act as r'= pie this year with several pall bearers. ;iiii:OUtlets for their charit- Mrs. Cruson was a member of "l':]'eSsions Locally and for- the Rebekah and Degree of Honor d On Page Five) lodges in Shelton .  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE WHOLE FAMILY i lectric Range Models from s189.75 FULLY AUTOMATIC Model RB-28 ( I llustratcd Here) =259.75 ash Brothers 123 So. 2nd St. Phone 334 ': i he told of the many advantages that residence and business oper- ation here have over other com- munities. He said that an investigation had prompted him to come to Sbelton, divulging that this com- munity has the best future pros- pects of growth and stability of any center in the entire North- west. President-elect Nash, for years a business executive of the com- munity, has served the Chamber of Commerce In many classifica- tions and recently has headed the retail merchants committee. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club and has been .unusually aCt- ive in American Legion, Forty and Eight and Veterans of Foreign Wars activities here. No statement of his policy r program for the new year was made by the new president, but committee assignments and a statement of policy for the new year will be made on his assump- tion of official duties in January. At the instigation of Mayor Frank Travis the Chamber will start a furd to pay for clothing and foodstuffs to be sent as Shel- EARLY PAPER SET FOR CHRISTMAS The Journal will be mailed out a day early during the Christmas and New Years weeks, arriving at the homes and news stands on Wednesday mornings, December 24 and 31. In order to facilitate the | early paper, all contributers to the news columns, and adver- tisers, are urged to observe the early deadlines for copy during those two weeks. News and classified ad dca.d- | lines will be at 10 a.m. Tues- i day mornin'g, and no copy will be accepted later than that for the next two issues. ' Material which 'can be turned in Friday or Saturday will be assured space in the paper. '--- J gJL I make a Solicitation of unds. law, Mrs. Gene Townsend of Shel- Homer and Bob Fulton, Olympia ton and five sisters in lebraska. truck line operators, were guests He was born February18, 1915, of the club and announced their irL Nebraska, and had lived in intention 'of starting an agency Shelton for seven years before an- in Shelton. tering the army. Meaning el Christmas ,, :, ** ** $$ More Than A Festival CHRISTMAS (Chrt + Mass). An annual church fes- tival, kept on December 25in memory of the birth of Christ. Websters Dictionary. Webster's definition, of the holiday tell the story suc- cinctly, but it fails to tell of the spirit in which Christmas is celebrated every year. The bare definition lacks the brotherly feeling, the love for his fellow man, which has been built ,up through 1,947 years of ob- servance among Christians all over the world of the natal day of Chr|st. PART OF the feeling has been illustrated by tiny Tim Crotchet in Dickens' beautiful story of the Christmas spirit as it came to the soured old man, Scrooge, The legends of Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas, or Kriss Kringle, as he has become known in varieus languages of the worldi have be- come an integral part Of Christ- mas for youngsters through scores of generations. Today, Christmas has been syn- onymizcd to mean decorating homes, streets and stores with evergreens, holly, mistletoe, wierd and beautiful electrified gadgets of every imaginable description. CHRISTMAS today means greetings by the seore--(the post- man knows too well how many scores are sent out); it means the exchange of gifts which indicate one's, feeling for his brothcrs on earth. To the children, Christmas today means Santa Claus, and his danc- ing reindeer, alighting upon the rooftops to allow Santa to squeeze his portly self into the modern chimneys and drop down to hang chock.full stockings in a row on the mantel, s car It means the lifting voice - oling the trad/tJonal word,s, of Christmas, "Deck the Halls,' 'Si, lent Night," "Away in a, Manger.' It means Christmas cheer, given and received by saint and sinner alike. But CIlRISTMAS means more than the traditional celebrations which all of us, as Christians, know so well. It. means giving, not to our friends and loved ones, but to strangers we have never seen and will probably never see. The Northwest, In the spirit of Christmas, is gathering vital food and other materials for a "Gift Ship" which will be dispatched from Seattl shortly before Christ- mas day to the suffering people in Europe. FOODS WIHCH are. common. place in this country, goods which have been discarded because own- ers have tired of them, everything which may mean the difference between existence and starvation will be collected by Northwest- erners with the true Christmas spirit within them, and sent to Europe. . . . CHRIsTMAS---the festivat Kep in memory of the birth of Christ --wfil be celebrated with a deep- to the old hours of 8:80 on Wed- needay. I I Eckert Speahs For Kiwanians Walter Eckert, Mason county pioneer credited by his fellow Ki- wanians as a most outstanding member with years of unbroken perfect attendance, spoke at Ki  wanis luncheon Tuesday of his exo er feeling this year than ever be- fore. ...... LILJl Il L JLJ .__J ...... J],.._IL ........... son plants and offices will be of one day duration. HUNTING BRINGS FINES Three Bremerton men, Bill Dav- enport, Joy H. Little and Lewis F: Rode, were fined $25 each in Justice Court by Judge Walter A. agoon Monday following their violation of the state game laws. The trio had 'been hunting ducks Monday, being under the impres- sion that the season was opened that day. Magoon suspended $20 of their fines. or dinner sessions will be made then. This is the first servlce club composed exclusively of women which has been formed in Shelton, and it will include only one repre- sentative from each business or other establishment in the city. DAYTO-N BALLOON DANCE Tho Dayton Community Club will hold a balloon dance at the Dayton hall Saturday evening, December 20. Modern and old-time dancing will be featured. perlences during a recently corn- al¢===um pletdStates.nine-week tour of the United  Santa Reminds You . . . He was accompanled by Mrs. Eckert and they visited Mr. Eck- ert's home town in New York among the .many places included on their nation-wide route. The touring Shelton man attend- ed Kiwanis club meetings over the country, including a meeting in Toronto and others at New York, Washington, D. C,, and Philadel- phia in the East. They visited through the South and to Los Angeles on their return. L . ] I _ J I I CAROLERS ASK SHUT.INS TO CALL FOR SONG VISITS Anyone with au invalid shut- in or a sick person in the fmnIIy is asked to telephone Mrs. Oliver Ashord at 77-W at onc so the caroling groups of the Girl Scouts or Br6wnies can stop by for a few minutes of Christmas melody. The crolinggroups ll be stopping at 'the hospitals and homes wherever anyone is ill, The Girl Scout and ,Brownie car- olers dl be out both Monday and Tuedar evenings of next week. The BroIbs will also appear in She]ton stores and streets down-town Monday and Tnesday afternoons, wearing their tra- ditional red and green hoods md singing carols to busy shop- pets, IN SHELTON MONDAY NIGHT , DECEMBER 22 YOU'LL ENJOY SHOPPING UNDER THE LIGHTSI Your Chamber of Commerce Urges You to Shelton